- Title: Models strut on catwalk in art museum for Moscow Fashion Week
- Date: 15th October 2019
- Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) STYLIST AND VISITOR, EKATERINA KOLCHINA, SAYING: "It is a very interesting and unusual idea to organise a fashion show in the main museum of the country. Today it hosts people from the fashion world. I believe that it is typical of Alena Akhmadullina, because she one of our most distinguished national designers."
- Embargoed: 29th October 2019 11:11
- Keywords: fashion show fashion week runway runway in museum Pishkin museum Moscow museum
- Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Fashion
- Reuters ID: LVA004B17K4S9
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Moscow's Pushkin Museum broke with tradition on Monday night (October 14) opening its doors to models and fashionistas as part of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia.
Its black and white marble statues provided the backdrop to the unveiling of Russian fashion designer Alena Akhmadullina's colourful Spring-Summer 2020 collection.
The clothing range takes inspiration from Russian artist Mikhail Vrubel's painting The Swan Princess, combining traditional Russian motifs with modern fashion trends.
Swans and traditional Russian headdresses, or kokoshniks, feature in the collection.
Mercedez-Benz Fashion Week Russia will run in Moscow until Saturday (October 19) featuring 114 designers.
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